IMMANUEL— Jesus, IS GOD WITH US
Matthew 1:18-25
Key Verse 1:23
“‘The Virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’— which means, ‘God with us.’”
In the first part of this chapter, Jesus’ genealogy seems to be filled with men and women of faith who loved God and trusted him, and who kept the lamp of faith burning from generation to generation until the coming of the promised Messiah. The genealogy shows that our God is a faithful God, who keeps his promises in spite of his people’s unfaithfulness, weaknesses and failings. After Matthew recounts the genealogy of our Lord, he then tells us of the circumstances of the Savior’s birth. It involves two amazing people, Mary and Joseph, whose faith made it possible for the … Read the rest